Integrate Jira with Amplitude Data

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This article will help you:

  • Set up Jira integration within Amplitude Data
  • Create Jira issues automatically when changes are published to a feature branch 

Amplitude Data allows you to integrate with Jira to quickly create new Jira issues whenever you publish changes to a feature branch. You can only create issues from within the feature branch, and only published changes can be associated with a Jira ticket.

Set up the integration

To set up and use the integration, follow these steps:

  1. In Amplitude Data, navigate to Settings > Integrations and find the Atlassian Jira panel. Click Add, and in the modal that appears, click Authenticate to start the authentication flow. 
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  1. Another modal will appear, this one asking you to authorize Jira access for your site. From the drop-down in the modal, select the site you want to authorize. Then click Accept. 

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Create a Jira issue in Amplitude Data

To create a new Jira ticket from within Amplitude Data, follow these steps:

  1. First, create a feature branch and publish your changes there. You can only use this integration from within a feature branch, and only on published changes.
  2. Your changes will appear grouped by sources under the Home page. If you successfully integrate with Jira, You are able to create a Jira Issue for each source here inside Amplitude Data.
  3. Click +Jira to create a new issue or link an existing issue to current changes.
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  4. To unlink an issue from your feature branch, hover over the issue tag and click Unlink Jira. In the modal that appears, click Unlink to confirm the unlink action. 

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Once an issue is linked to a source, any subsequent published changes will automatically leave a comment to Jira issue.